Which of the following is the BEST audit procedure to
determine if a firewall is configured in compliance with an
organization's security policy?
A. Review the parameter settings
B. Interview the firewall administrator
C. Review the actual procedures
D. Review the device's log file for recent attacks
Answer / guest
Answer: A
A review of the parameter settings will provide a good basis
for comparison of the actual configuration to the security
policy and will provide audit evidence documentation. The
other choices do not provide as strong audit evidence as
choice A.
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An IS auditor doing penetration testing during an audit of Internet connections would: A. evaluate configurations. B. examine security settings. C. ensure virus-scanning software is in use. D. use tools and techniques that are available to a hacker.
Electromagnetic emissions from a terminal represent an exposure because they: A. affect noise pollution. B. disrupt processor functions. C. produce dangerous levels of electric current. D. can be detected and displayed.
A programmer included a routine into a payroll application to search for his/her own payroll number. As a result, if this payroll number does not appear during the payroll run, a routine will generate and place random numbers onto every paycheck. This routine is known as: A. scavenging. B. data leakage. C. piggybacking. D. a trojan horse.
Controls designed to ensure that unauthorized changes are not made to information residing in a computer file are known as: A. data security controls. B. implementation controls. C. program security controls. D. computer operations controls.
An IS auditor performing a review of the backup processing facilities should be MOST concerned that: A. adequate fire insurance exists. B. regular hardware maintenance is performed. C. offsite storage of transaction and master files exists. D. backup processing facilities are tested fully.
Reconfiguring which of the following firewall types will prevent inward downloading of files through the file transfer protocol (FTP)? A. Circuit gateway B. Application gateway C. Packet filter D. Screening router
During a review of a business continuity plan, an IS auditor noticed that the point at which a situation is declared to be a crisis has not been defined. The MAJOR risk associated with this is that: A. assessment of the situation may be delayed. B. execution of the disaster recovery plan could be impacted. C. notification of the teams might not occur. D. potential crisis recognition might be delayed.
An IS auditor involved as a team member in the detailed system design phase of a system under development would be MOST concerned with: A. internal control procedures. B. user acceptance test schedules. C. adequacy of the user training program. D. clerical processes for resubmission of rejected items.
Which of the following are data file controls? A. Internal and external labeling B. Limit check and logical relationship checks C. Total items and hash totals D. Report distribution procedures
Following the development of an application system, it is determined that several design objectives have not been achieved. This is MOST likely to have been caused by: A. insufficient user involvement. B. early dismissal of the project manager. C. inadequate quality assurance (QA) tools. D. noncompliance with defined approval points.
IS auditors, in performing detailed network assessments and access control reviews should FIRST: A. determine the points of entry. B. evaluate users access authorization. C. assess users identification and authorization. D. evaluate the domain-controlling server configuration.
A data center has a badge-entry system. Which of the following is MOSTimportant to protect the computing assets in the center? A. Badge readers are installed in locations where tampering would be noticed B. The computer that controls the badge system is backed up frequently C. A process for promptly deactivating lost or stolen badges exists D. All badge entry attempts are logged